Evaluating Telehealth Delivery of Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students

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NCT06774300

Evaluating Telehealth Delivery of Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students

Recruiting
NAAges 18–26InterventionalTreatment
University of Southern California
~600 participants
Updated 2026-06-17 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:BASICSOnline alcohol programming

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Alcohol use
Measured over Assessed over the course of 12 months
+1 more outcome measured
Alcohol Consumption
1 sites across 1 states
Texas1
  • Eric R Pedersen, Ph.D. · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Southern California
  • Clayton Neighbors, Ph.D. · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Houston

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

between 18 and 26 years of age
fluent in understanding English
a registered student at one of the two intervention sites
adequate internet capabilities to support video-conferencing
access to a webcam, which is a standard features of most laptops, mobile devices, and desktops
engage in binge drinking (i.e., 4 or more standard drinks in a sitting for women or 5 or more standard drinks in a sitting for men) at least once in the past month (for the volunteer sample only)
experienced at least one negative alcohol-related consequence in the previous month (mandated students would meet this due to receiving an alcohol sanction)
reports a score of 2 or higher on questions about a) interest in reducing their drinking, or b) interest in not increasing their drinking.
  • Alcohol useAssessed over the course of 12 months

    Quantity and frequency of alcohol use in the past month (i.e., how many days drank and how many drinks per occasion). Assessed at baseline and then 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12-months post-baseline.

  • Alcohol-related consequencesAssessed over the course of 12 months

    Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire assesses past month consequences from alcohol use. Higher scores indicate more endorsement of the 24 consequences (yes/no) items on the scale. Outcome assessed at baseline and then 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12-months post-baseline